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" My advice is try something you've never done before or maybe something that's not as popular. "

Michelle Carter

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" I think it's important to do whatever makes you feel your best. "

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" My very first sport was soccer. I used to play in goal, but after I was hit the face with the ball a couple of times, I was done with soccer. "

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" Being a female athlete, sometimes your clothes don't fit right if you have a small waist and broad shoulders, or strong hips. And it's OK to embrace that. "

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" I loved playing with a doll as a youngster. I liked dressing her up and combing her hair. This one doll had a really big face and hair and earrings. I had her for a long time and only got rid of her when I was at high school. "

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" In college, I would do my teammate's hair and their makeup sometimes. I did a friend's makeup at the 2008 Olympics, and she said, 'Have you ever considered taking classes?' For some reason, it had never crossed my mind. "

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" I've matured - just growing up and learning more about my sport and more about myself. "

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" I grew up in church. I don't know anything different. "

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" I just want to go out there and do my best. You can't argue with your best. "

Michelle Carter

" Athletes can not look the same and be great in their individual sport. The example I like to use is Gabby Douglas. She could not flip in the air if she was built like me, but then Gabby Douglas couldn't throw the shot put. I was built like this because I was made to throw the shot put. "

Michelle Carter

" We grew up listening to a variety of music, such as Gospel/Christian, R&B old/new school, jazz, blues, Mozart, Mary Poppins, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, just to name a few. I love opera, too - went to state in high school as a soloist. "

Michelle Carter

" My family's so awesome. They help me be the person I can be. "

Michelle Carter

" I gained over 100 lbs. that I could never lose. My hair was falling out. I was tired all the time. I couldn't maintain muscle. I had no energy. It gave me some relief that there was something actually wrong with me and I wasn't crazy, but it was really hard knowing that there is something wrong with my body and I couldn't fix it. "

Michelle Carter

" I love hair, I love make up, I love fashion, and I love throwing the shot put. "

Michelle Carter

" I'm very, very grateful for all the support I've had. It's been an amazing journey. "

Michelle Carter

" The parents say, 'Can you talk to my daughter and say that it's OK? That she can have muscles?' They'll say, 'I show her pictures of you so they can know she's good at what she does but still looks like a girl. She wears dresses.' It releases people to be whoever they want to be in the sport. "

Michelle Carter

" The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, right? I always figure that as you experience life and things, you usually learn and pick up on things that you can do better. That's how I look at my career over time. "

Michelle Carter

" Rio has been absolutely epic. I did leave my heart out there, and I wanted to do everybody proud. "

Michelle Carter

" God puts us in position to do the things we need to, both on and off the track, to honor Him. "

Michelle Carter

" After a lifetime of feeling at home in my plus-size body, I was a 27-year-old having self-esteem issues. Clothes shopping stopped being fun and became a chore; I couldn't wear the curve-showing styles I loved without Spanx - and I worried that my new body would affect my training. "

Michelle Carter

" My dad never wanted to push what he did on us. It was more, for him, if you chose to do this, then we're going to do it, and we're going to get it right. It was, 'I know how to do it. I'm going to teach you how to do it because I want you to be good at it.' "

Michelle Carter

" I've been to three Olympics. I gave it my all. "

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" I was not aware of what my dad had accomplished. I grew up with him playing football. "

Michelle Carter

" Depending on how slow I move that day, weight training will take two to three hours. "

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" Some people are meant to be bigger, and that's okay. Because if everybody was built the same, it would be a little boring. We enjoy the differences in each other, and I think that's what makes all of us beautiful. "

Michelle Carter

" By the end of the day, I just want someone to feed me. "

Michelle Carter

" I learn how to put myself in situations at practice that cause me to zone in on what I'm trying to accomplish at meets. I try to make my practice surrounding as close to competition pressure to focus on what I need to do on the big stage. "

Michelle Carter

" One of my sayings is: look good, feel good, do good. "

Michelle Carter

" I can secretly sing. But I am extremely shy when it comes to singing in public. "

Michelle Carter

" I love what I do and know I'm good at it. It helps that I can get financial support along the way. "

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" I pretty much eat at home all the time, so it's either eggs and sausage, scrambled together, throw some cheese on it, or some bell peppers and onions. "

Michelle Carter